{"id":6791,"date":"2020-02-02T19:04:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T19:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=6791"},"modified":"2020-02-02T19:46:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T16:46:19","slug":"glue-ear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/glue-ear\/","title":{"rendered":"Glue Ear"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/glue-ear\/#What_is_Glue_Ear\" >What is Glue Ear?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/glue-ear\/#What_causes_secretory_otitis_media\" >What causes secretory otitis media?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Glue ear is a very common condition in preschool children, resulting in small to moderate transient hearing loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QkVcgrE2RNs?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Glue_Ear\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>What is Glue Ear?<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Glue ear (secretory otitis media) occurs when the normally empty middle ear is filled with liquid instead of air. This fluid is usually glue-like and reduces the vibrations of the ear drum and the ossicles, thus making sound harder to pass to the cochlea. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_causes_secretory_otitis_media\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\"><strong>What causes secretory otitis media?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_6506\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/%CF%85%CE%B3%CF%81%CF%8C-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%84%CE%AF.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6506\" class=\"wp-image-6506 size-medium\" title=\"Glue ear.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/%CF%85%CE%B3%CF%81%CF%8C-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%84%CE%AF-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"Glue ear.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glue ear<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Many things can contribute to glue ear, such as colds and flu, allergies and passive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.satory.gr\/en\/smoking-cessation\/\">smoking<\/a>. 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